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Facebook Fraud: Darien Police Department Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam

Facebook Fraud: Darien Police Department Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam

Facebook Fraud: Darien Police Department Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam A Connecticut police department is offering up its parking lot as a space for Facebook Marketplace exchanges to be held after a resident got scammed. The Fairfield County incident originally occurred on Monday, Dec. 11 in the town of Darien. According to the Darien Police Department, a resident saw a couch in the “Darien and New Canaan tag sale” Facebook group, a page where community members can buy and sell good with each other. The victim contacted the seller about the couch, who told her that they lived in Darien and provided their “address.” They also provided a Venmo account. A…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Police & Fire

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly robbed two people selling items posted on Facebook Marketplace was nabbed in the basement of a condominium just a short distance from the crime scene. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Strawbridge Condominium Complex, on Mill Pond Drive in South Windsor. During the morning hours, South Windsor Police responded to the complex for reports of an armed robbery that occurred after an attempted Facebook Marketplace transaction involving the sale of an iPhone, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Po…

by Kathy Reakes

08/11/2023

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Steals Car From Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells Vehicle, Police Say

Norwalk Man Steals Car From Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells Vehicle, Police Say

Norwalk Man Steals Car From Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells Vehicle, Police Say An arrest has been made in a stolen vehicle case related to an incident that began at a Connecticut CarMax with a test drive by a Fairfield County man. The incident took place in New Haven County at the CarMax located at 1121 West Frontage Road in East Haven. On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, officers were dispatched to CarMax, for a stolen motor vehicle report, said the East Haven Police. Upon arrival, Officer Micah Belcher spoke with the victim who said that a man, later identified as Anthony Feliciano, age 21, of Norwalk came into the dealership and took a 2019 GMC Sierra for a test drive, bu…

by Kathy Reakes

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County

Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County

Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are warning people who sell items online to use care when making the sale in person after a recent robbery. The robbery took place in Stratford on Saturday, April 23 when the victim placed an ad on Facebook Marketplace to sell an iPhone. When the victim went to meet the suspect at a prearranged location, the suspect allegedly assaulted the seller while displaying a handgun and made off with the phone, said Capt. Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police. The Stratford Police Detective Bureau with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department Task Force id…

by Kathy Reakes

05/12/2022

Police & Fire

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man's car was stolen at gunpoint in Connecticut after he advertised it for sale. Authorities received a report of a vehicle robbery in Hartford County at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, according to the Bristol Police Department. The man told officers he had listed his 2019 Dodge Charger on Facebook Marketplace and met with a prospective buyer at the Cumberland Farms parking lot in Forestville about 5 p.m. The alleged prospective buyer said he wanted to test drive the car and got into the driver's seat. An accomplice got into the…

by Nicole Valinote

03/07/2022

News

Fairfield County Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online

Fairfield County Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online

Fairfield County Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online A Fairfield County man has been charged with selling at least two fake iPhones to people. Reginald Boyd Jr., age 27, of Shelton, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 28, following an investigation by the Shelton Police Department. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the department received two separate complaints, where victims responded to online advertisements for Apple iPhones, according to Shelton PD Detective Christopher Nugent. The victims engaged in an online conversation with Boyd selling the items on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist, arranging to meet at a location in Shelton to m…

by Kathy Reakes

10/01/2021

Police & Fire

Man Carjacks Victim From Fairfield County Selling Vehicle On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say

Man Carjacks Victim From Fairfield County Selling Vehicle On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say

Man Carjacks Victim From Fairfield County Selling Vehicle On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for an alleged carjacking that was supposed to be a sale of a vehicle over Facebook Marketplace. Shelton Police Department arrested 21-year-old Davon Brown of New Haven on Friday, Aug. 6, said Shelton Police Detective Richard Bango. The arrest stems from a carjacking complaint made on Friday, June 30, when a complainant informed police that he listed his vehicle for sale on Facebook Marketplace and Brown showed interest. The complainant alleged when Brown arrived to view the car he pulled out a firearm, then pushed him to the ground and s…

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2021

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Teen Arrested For Selling 'Bombs' On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say

Fairfield County Teen Arrested For Selling 'Bombs' On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say

Fairfield County Teen Arrested For Selling 'Bombs' On Facebook Marketplace, Police Say A Fairfield County teen was charged with allegedly manufacturing bombs after he was caught selling the illegal fireworks on Facebook Marketplace and police are warning anyone who bought them that they could cause “serious physical injury." Bryan Oceguera, age 19, of Stamford, was arrested on Friday, June 18, after Stamford Police received a tip that he was selling IEDs or improvised explosive devices on Facebook Marketplace. According to Sgt. James Comstock, commander of the Stamford Police Bomb Squad, the department received the tip on Wednesday, June 9, and began an investigation along wi…

by Kathy Reakes

06/21/2021

News

Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians

Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians

Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians A citizen of India living illegally in the country has admitted to running a “provisional credit” fraud scheme to steal nearly a million dollars from more than 400 victims. Kishore Babu Ammisetti, a citizen of India last known to live in Connecticut pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of bank fraud stemming from a “provisional credit” scheme, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. Ammisetti, 30, admitted to using Facebook Marketplace and other media to victimize his victims, who were primarily of Indian descent by advertising items for sale or rooms for rent.&nb…

04/21/2019